Discover best practices and trends from the Latin American and Caribbean private sector shared by IDB Invest specialists in agribusiness, climate change, development impact, energy, financial institutions, gender, transportation, and more.
Blog authors
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Mónica LandaetaAs funding and capital market expert at IDB Invest, she structures and executes IDB Invest bond issuances in global capital markets and implements investor relationship activities. Prior joining the IDB Group, she worked for ten years in different roles at Latin-American Development Bank (CAF) and Central Bank of Venezuela, including funding officer, operation officer, short term and foreign exchange trader. Miss Landaeta holds a graduate degree in Finance and Business Management from Escuela de Organization Industrial EOI – Spain, and Georgetown University, USA, respectively.
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Mónica NavarreteMónica is an Investment Officer at IDB Invest, responsible for leading transactions in the Agribusiness sector in Central America and the Caribbean. Mónica has more than 16 years of experience in banking and finance in Latin America and the Caribbean, twelve of them in the IDB Group, leading and structuring complex transactions with clients in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in sectors such as Agribusiness, Energy, Manufacturing and Financial Institutions. Before joining the IDB Group, Mónica served as Financial Planning Manager at Digicel Group El Salvador and held the position of Risk Officer at Citigroup N.A. Mónica studied Industrial and Systems Engineering at Tec de Monterrey (ITESM, in Mexico) and has master's degrees in Business Administration (MBA) from Thunderbird (USA), and in Finance from the business school at Tec de Monterey (EGADE, in Mexico).
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Monica PalominoMonica Palomino is a Development Effectiveness Consultant in the Development Effectiveness Division at IDB Invest. She supports the implementation of the Impact Management Framework, ensuring that IDB Invest operations deliver social, environmental, and economic benefits across Latin America and the Caribbean, with a particular focus on the Andean Region. Previously, Monica worked at Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial (Findeter), Colombia’s national development bank. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from the London School of Economics and both a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Economics from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
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Mónica SalazarMónica is an Investment Management Officer in the Equity & Mezzanine Finance Team at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2017. She is responsible of sourcing, selecting, originating, structuring, closing and supporting the supervision of the equity and mezzanine transactions (including venture capital), across all sectors of IDB Invest. Before joining the IDB Group, she worked as an Investment Analyst in the Private Equity Division of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF, in Spanish), performing financial analysis and portfolio valuations of direct investments and private equity funds (approx. $600 million of AUM). She also has experience in project assessment in the financial and energy sectors in Venezuela. Mónica earned a master’s degree in Economic Development and Growth from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) and has an undergraduate degree in Business Economics from Universidad Metropolitana, in Caracas (Venezuela).
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Musheer KamauMusheer is senior advisor for strategy and blended finance at IDB Invest, where he leads strategic initiatives to mobilize private capital and to revitalize dormant programs into active deployment vehicles. Previously, as principal specialist in the Caribbean Country Department, he spent nearly 20 years designing frameworks for infrastructure finance, faster payment systems, and working capital solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Nadine CavosogluNadine Cavusoglu is Head of Private Sector Programs at EMIA
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Natalia TorresNatália is an Investment Management Officer for Gender, Diversity & Inclusion at IDB Invest, which she joined in 2020. She is responsible for supporting and advising clients on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) strategies. Before joining the IDB Group, Natália has worked at global non-profit organizations, such as World Vision and WEConnect International, and at the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), where she was allocated under a project with Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE). She has worked for the past nine years with social-economic inclusion projects, focused on underrepresented and underprivileged groups, especially women and low-income entrepreneurs in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Natália holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the São Paulo State University (UNESP), a master's degree in Sustainable Development from the Escuela de Organización Industrial de Madrid (EOI) and master's degree in Public Policies, Strategy & Development from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
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Natasha RichardsonNatasha Richardson is the IDBG Regional Private Sector Coordinator for the Caribbean Region. Natasha has worked in private sector development for the past 23 years in a variety of roles both with development finance institutions and directly with a private sector company. A dual citizen of Jamaica and Canada, Natasha holds a Master of Business Administration from the Ivey Business School – Western University and an H.B.A. from the University of Toronto with a specialization in International Relations and a minor in Spanish.
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Neil WalkerNeil is a senior strategist at Forum for the Future, a leading sustainability non-profit working for 25 years with the private sector, with a focus on value chain projects covering multiple commodities and regions worldwide. Neil's interests lie in understanding the underlying structures that exist within value chain systems, how actors engage and interact with each other, and understanding what needs to change to create resilient and regenerative value chains of the future. Before joining Forum, Neil worked in East Africa on ethical trade and market systems programmes in coffee and energy systems, working on the intersection between climate, livelihoods, and global trade. Neil's recent public work includes as researcher and author for the Oxford Farming Conference 2023 "Supply Chain Synergies" report, as a lead author for the “Integrating Social and Environmental Agendas” report launched in Climate Week 2023 alongside Mars Inc. and IDH, as well as the Cotton 2040 Impact Report.
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Nelson ChacónNelson Chacón is a consultant in the Development Effectiveness Division (DVF) of IDB Invest. His work is related to economic analysis, data science, monitoring and impact evaluation for development. Before joining the IDB Group in 2014, he worked as a macroeconomic analyst at the Central Bank of Bolivia and was also a consultant on development bank projects in Latin America and Africa. Nelson is a Bolivian economist and holds a Master's degree in Economic Policy from the University of Lausanne.
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Nikolai OrglandNikolai Orgland is a Blended Finance Investment Officer in the Financial Products and Services Division at IDB Invest. He specializes in designing innovative financial solutions to support catalytic private sector projects with the potential to achieve impactful outcomes in climate mitigation and adaptation. Prior to joining IDB Invest, Nikolai worked as an energy finance consultant at the World Bank’s global energy practice and the International Energy Agency’s clean energy innovation unit. In 2021-22, he was a fellow of the Mercator Fellowship for International Affairs. An engineer by training, Nikolai holds a Master of Science in Energy Management & Sustainability, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, both obtained from the Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
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Nora LambrechtNora Lambrecht is a Senior Environmental and Social Officer for Climate Change at IDB Invest. She helps mainstream climate change institutionally and supports clients in managing climate-related risks and impacts. She previously worked in strategy and public affairs, particularly in developing sustainable practices to mitigate climate change and embedding circular economy strategies at Heidelberg Materials. Before working in the materials sector, she gained experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, and at the Council of the European Union. Nora has a graduate degree in economics from Cambridge University and an interdisciplinary background, having also studied energy and climate policy and international relations at SOAS London, UC Berkeley, and University College Maastricht. Nora is alumna of the Global Shapers Community, a World Economic Forum initiative.
